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1
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_______is stored in the thyroid hormone

A

Iodine

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2
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What is another name for C cells

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Parafollicular Cells

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3
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What do C cell secrete

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Calcitonin (a peptide hormone

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4
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What can calcitonin cause

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Medullary Carcinomas

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5
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what are thyroid epithelial cell s(thyrocytes) organised into

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spherical follicles

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6
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What 3 hormones does the thyroid secrete?

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T3, T4, and calcitonin

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7
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What is secreted more? T3 or T4

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T4

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8
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what state is T3 in for it to be inactive

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rT3

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9
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____ is more potent than T4

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T3

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10
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How is T4 converted to T3

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deiodinase enzyme (type 2)

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11
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where is the deiodinase found and how does it work

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peripheral tissues - by cleaving iodine off the 5’ group

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12
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T3 binds with what and how

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high affinity T3 receptors TRalpha and TRbeta

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13
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Which T makes the effect in the organ

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T3

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14
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How many types of deiodinases are there

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2 -> type 1 and type 2

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15
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Recite the affinity deiodinase for tissues in the blood

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type 1 - low affinity
type 2 - high affinity

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16
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what else does type 2 deiodinase do?

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provides T3 when free T4 falls to low levels (converts T4 to T3

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17
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where is thyroglobulin synthesized

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thyroid epithelial cells

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18
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where is thyroglobulin secreted

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lumen of the follicle

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19
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where is iodide taken up from

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from the blood via sodium-iodide symporter
also transported into the colloid along with thyroglobulin

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20
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in what shape does the thyroid receptor function

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heterodimer

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21
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TR-RXR binds to ______ on the target gene

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thyroid response element (TRE)

22
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in absence of TH, TR-RXR does what

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represses gene transcription through the recruitment of a corepressor complex containing histone deacetylase (HDAC)

23
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what are the two primary catergories of biological responses for thyroid hormones

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Effects on cellular differentiation and development, on the nervous system in particular
Effects on metabolic pathways and use of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins

24
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T3 and T4 promote what

A

metabolism
increase oxygen consumption and heat production
help regulate basal metabolic rate and body temperature

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how does the thyroid hormone effect cardiovascular and respiratory effects
T3 increases oxygen use and cardiac output, ensuring sufficient oxygen delivery to the tissues. It alters cardiac function by altering the expression of many proteins e.g. increases the ryanodine Ca2+ channels in the sarcoplasmic reticulum, promoting Ca2+ release. It also enhances the sensitivity (and expression) of adrenoceptors (especially 1-receptors) to stimulation by noradrenaline
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How does the thyroid hormone effect basal metabolic rate
Thyroid hormones increase the basal rate of oxygen consumption and heat production (e.g., basal metabolic rate) moderated by a compensatory increase in heat loss through appropriate thyroid hormone-mediated increases in blood flow, sweating, and ventilation. Changes in body temperature parallel fluctuations in thyroid hormone availability. The overall metabolic effect has been described as accelerating the response to starvation.
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How does the thyroid hormone effect the ANS and catecholamine action
increasing the number of β-adrenergic receptors in heart muscle increasing the generation of intracellular second messengers, such as cAMP
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how does the thyroid hormone affect the NS
enhances wakefulness, alertness, responsiveness to various stimuli
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When the hypothalamus releases TRH what does it stimulates and where
TSH in anterior pituitary
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glucocorticoids reduce what
the conversion of T4 to T3 decrease pituitary production of TSH
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What general affect does hyperthyroidism have on the body
increases everything
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What general affect does hypothyroidism have on the body
slows everything down
33
give an example of hyperthyroidism and its origin
Graves disease - autoantibodies stimulate thyrotropin receptors on thyroid follicle cells leading to continual stimulation of thyroid hormone synthesis
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what is secondary hyperthyroidism
excessive secretion of TSH from a TSH producing tumor
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Hypothyroidism can be caused by what
Hashimoto disease (huge neck) antibodies attacking specific thyroid cellular components (thyroglobulin) will not make efficient T3 or T4 dietary iodine deficiency
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what is goitre
enlarged thyroid gland - hypothyroidism TSH secretion incraeses
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How is graves disease diagnosed
hyperthyroidism - elevated serum free and T4 / T3 levels
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what causes graves disease
serum TSH levels are too low because hypothalamus and the pituitary gland are inhibited by high levels of T4 and T3 ------->>>>> no TSH is being produced
39
what drugs are used to treat hyperthyroidism
thioureylene (thionamide) Iodine containing preparations Beta - adrenoreceptor antagonists
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describe effects of thiuoreylenes, what causes patient to switch medication
CARBIMAZOLE or METHIMAZOLE often used first; common side effect is “skin rash”, so patient then switched to .. PROPYLTHIOURACIL – additional useful action of inhibiting deiodinase enzyme that converts T4 to T3 in many tissues
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What is iodine containing preparations used in
hyperthyroidism
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what does iodine containing preparations produce and what happens because of this
Produces (gamma..) -rays and (mainly) beta-particles; short range of -particles causes localized cell damage to thyroid follicular cells – going to eliminate a portion of the thyroid gland
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what might happen when being treated with iodine containing preparations
cause hypothyroidism if too much gland damage may need thyroid hormone replacement therapy
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who is iodine containing preparations not given to and why
pregnant mothers - could harm foetal thyroid
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what is another name for beta adreno receptor antagonists
propranolol
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how do beta adrenoreceptor antagonists work
used to block noradrenaline overstimulation of cardiac beta1 adrenoreceptors Used to block noradrenaline overstimulation of cardiac 1-adrenoceptors [Increased sympathetic nervous system (noradrenaline) activity in hyperthyroidism can cause dangerously increased heart rate (tachycardia) and abnormal heart rhythms (dysrhythmias)]
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what is used as replacement therapy for hypothyroidism and what is a side effect
synthetic T3 and T4 cardiac dysfunction if replacement therapy doese too high
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in the brain, where do T4 cells enter and what happens
glial cells, and is converted to T3
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how is T4 converted to T3
D2 deiodinase
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T3 exits the cell and does what
transported into a neuron via MCT8
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what happens in the neuron
enters the nucleus binding a TR, or is inactivated to T2 by D3 deiodianse

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